The WORST episodes of Income Property
Every episode of Income Property ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Income Property!
Host and renovation expert Scott McGillivray will help homeowners with high mortgage payments and low cash flow create "rental suites" in their homes as a way to help cut monthly expenses. Each episode will reveal how homeowners turn their unused rooms into rental spaces and increase the overall value of their house.
#1 - Michael & Karen
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/2013
Michael and Karen have a beautiful baby boy and a nice house in the suburbs. The only problem is that they never see each other because of Karen's two hour commute. They want to move downtown but need a home with an income property in order to afford it. Scott helps them decide between two homes right downtown, and a newer home just outside the downtown core.
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#2 - Martin & Isadora
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/2008
Martin & Isidora have found their dream home, but the basement needs a lot of work. Closing date has been pushed up by 3 months, and they have already promised their tenant she can move into their basement apartment 15 days after they take possession.
#3 - Marli & Toby
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/31/2013
Marli & Toby are serial renters ready to become serious investors. They’ve borrowed a pretty penny from Marli’s parents over the years, and know that it’s time to start repaying the debt. Scott helps them decide between single-family homes with income potential, and an existing duplex.
#4 - Nancy
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/25/2011
Nancy needs to reconfigure the basement apartment in her bungalow in order to create a separate, self-contained apartment, which she can rent out to alleviate the burden of her monthly expenses as sole provider for her family.
#5 - Bonnie & Merv
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/27/2010
Bonnie & Merv have credit card debt in addition to a big mortgage. Bonnie & Merv need Scott’s help to complete their basement income suite so that they can get out of debt and down the aisle before the end of the year.
#6 - Melanie & Pavan
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/9/2011
Melanie & Pavan discovered problems with the basement apartment while Pavan’s sister was living there. When she left over a year ago, they planned to soundproof and upgrade the out-dated unit. However, neither one of them is handy nor do they know where to start. They need help getting this project started and getting it finished.
#7 - Dale & Erin
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/2/2011
Dale and Erin need help updating their basement apartment so they can pay off down debt and take the next step to finally ‘make it official’ – with a ring, a wedding and a family.
#8 - Elliot
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/2008
Elliot bought his first home and has big dreams for it. Unfortunately bigger isn’t always better. His elaborate plans are taking way too long and costing way too much. Scott is going to show him how to spruce up his income suite without spending his entire life savings.
#9 - Tracey
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/8/2010
Tracey fell in love with her home the first day she saw it. In the ensuing months, she has done more destruction than construction and has lost the passion she once felt for her home. Tracey needs to complete the renovations in the upper unit and get it rented in order to finance the renovations for her own apartment and fall in love with her house again.
#10 - Asad
Season 10 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/14/2015
Asad, a stage hypnotist, needs to rent out his condo while he’s away performing so he can make extra money to develop a broadway show.
#11 - Kat & Andrew
Season 10 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/23/2015
Kat and Andrew need to rent their main floor to fund fertility treatments. They want children as quickly as possible so Kat can have preventive surgeries to reduce her risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancers.
#12 - Kat & Al
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/2/2011
Kat and Al bought the house they were renting in. Due to a mould issue in the basement apartment it’s been gutted and is waiting to be refurbished. They need to finish the basement asap so they can rent it out and have their house pay for itself, as planned.
#13 - Brad & Nikki
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/15/2008
Brad and Nikki always knew what neighbourhood they wanted to live in, but they also knew they needed an income property to be able to afford to live in it. So when they found their first home with a basement apartment complete with a quality tenant, they thought they were set.
#14 - Julia & Andy
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2009
Julie and Andy intend to renovate the existing income suite in their new home. They just can’t make it happen: they have demanding careers and no renovation experience. Their sweet little income suite needs Scott’s skills and reno savvy.
#15 - Tai & Trish
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/2008
Tai and Beatrice have dug themselves into a hole, both literally as well as financially. They went way over budget when they purchased their dream home, and as soon as they moved in, they took the advice of a relative and began digging a hole in their basement to upgrade the old plumbing system.
#16 - Sabrina & Daryl
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/11/2011
Sabrina and Daryl need to reconfigure and update the lower apartment in their triplex -the bathroom is outside of the apartment in the corridor! They desperately need to resolve the privacy issue before they can attract the tenant they want and earn the income they need to keep on track with their financial and personal goals.
#17 - Laura & Peter
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/4/2010
Laura and Peter need to convert the office space in the basement into an apartment suitable for their cool neighbourhood in order to take control of their spiraling debt and mortgage payments. Without the rent, Laura and Peter will have to face the fact they cannot afford the house and will have to sell.
#18 - Andrea & Luke
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/1/2010
Andrea and Luke have a five-year financial plan based on the second floor apartment being consistently rented. Without the income generated from this apartment their goal of starting a family in a single-family home will be jeopardized.
#19 - Lisa
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/22/2010
Lisa has been waffling over creating an income suite for the last five years and has lost potentially $50,000 in income. If she doesn’t stop procrastinating and install an income suite in her basement, she risks both her own future as well as her mother's.
#20 - Alice & Cindy
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/2009
Alice is living under a gold mine: a two story apartment above her own apartment that’s fallen into disrepair. Alice wants it to be perfect but she doesn’t trust anyone and doesn’t know what she wants. Scott will try to win Alice’s trust and help her make the right renovation choices.
#21 - Peter
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/2008
Peter purchased an expensive, fully renovated Victorian in a hip downtown neighbourhood last year. Adding a potential rental suite in the basement was his plan and the key to bringing down his substantial mortgage.
#22 - Sean & Ania
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/1/2008
Sean bought his semi-detached, former boarding house with the intent of converting it into a duplex to help pay the mortgage. Disaster struck within 48 hours of moving in, when the drain in the basement overflowed and filled the basement apartment with sewage making it impossible to rent.
#23 - Arun & Rosalina
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/2011
Rosalina and Arun are burnt out and need to finish their never-ending basement renovation so they can concentrate on finishing their own living space for their growing family.
#24 - Alison & Deirdre
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/21/2013
Alison and Deirdre are sisters whose only thing in common is their DNA. They’re best friends, confidantes, and partners in crime, but most of all – nothing alike. Alison wants to buy her very own income property, but Deirdre thinks it’ll be a hassle, and discourages the whole thing. Scott helps Alison approach her purchase as a investor versus emotional homeowner. It’s about practicality and functionality, and of course - some sibling rivalry.
#25 - Sarah & Milo
Season 7 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/25/2013
At 34 years old, Sarah and Milo have big dreams of saying sayonara to their jobs by the time they’re 45. Scott shows them the difference between what makes a house a good home, and what makes a house a good investment. It’s a race against time for these two, who know that without Scott’s help, their current rut will remain their permanent routine.